Olive Patterson

of New Underwood, South Dakota, died on Monday, September 25, 2006
at the Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood at the age of 98

Olive Burnham was born February 23, 1908, in Blaine, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Lucy (Miles) Burnham. When she was six months old the family moved to a homestead south of Wasta, South Dakota where she attended a country grade school. As a teenager her family moved to New Underwood where she graduated from High School.

On November 2, 1931, she married Doland Patterson of Owanka at New Underwood. Following their marriage they moved to Owanka where they operated a restaurant for a short time, then moving to a farm south of Owanka for a year before moving to a farm northeast of Owanka for five years. In 1939 they moved to a farm northwest of Wall where they lived until her husband’s death in 1977. After living alone for three years on the farm she moved to Prairie Village in Wall where she lived until moving to New Underwood to live with her sister Hazel Fox for ten years. She recently moved into the Good Samaritan Center where she lived until her death.

Survivors include her son Duane Patterson and his wife Eunice of Rapid City; five grandchildren David Patterson and his wife Kelly of Rapid City, Cheryl Lewis and her husband Scott of Rapid City, Dwight Patterson and his wife Crystal of Rapid City, Craig Blankenfeld of Rapid City, and Douglas Blankenfeld of Denver, Colorado; fifteen great-grandchildren; fourteen great-great-grandchildren; two sisters Hazel Fox of New Underwood, and Mildred Wilson of Loveland, Colorado; and a host of other relatives and friends.

In addition to her husband Doland, Olive was preceded in death by a daughter Shirley Renaud; an infant grandson Terrance Blankenfeld; one sister; and two brothers.

Visitation was held prior to the service.

Funeral services were held 11:30 a.m. Friday, September 29, at the New Underwood Community Church in New Underwood, with Pastor Ed Wyatt officiating.

Interment was 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Wall Cemetery.

A memorial is established.

FUNERAL SERVICES
Friday, September 29, 2006 11:30 a.m.
New Underwood Community Church
New Underwood, South Dakota
CLERGY
Pastor Ed Wyatt
MUSIC
Rita Patterson– Organist
Vocalists
Gene Patterson – Dean Patterson
Gale Patterson – Dale Patterson
"The Old Rugged Cross"
"Amazing Grace"
USHERS
Dean Pierson – Wesley Flint
PALLBEARERS
Darren Patterson – Dan Lewis
David Patterson – Dwight Patterson
Craig Blankenfeld – Clayton Blankenfeld
INTERMENT
Friday, September 29, 2006 2:00 p.m.
Wall Cemetery
Wall, South Dakota

Service Details

FUNERAL SERVICES
Friday, September 29, 2006 11:30 a.m.
New Underwood Community Church
New Underwood, South Dakota

Guest Book

To the Patterson Family. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Aunt Olive was a special and wonderful person. She always wrote us at Christmas and we will never forget her. For years, she talked of wanting to come to Alaska and we wished she could have made it. She would have been so welcome. She was a great women and wonderful artist and she will be greatly missed. With all our love and prayers, Vic & Brenda
   ~ Victor & Brenda Flint 12621 Von Scheben Dr., Anchorage, AK 99516 (9/25/2006)
To Duane, Eunice, Davy, Cheryl and Dwight. I will always remember Aunt Olive as a gracious, dignified and very caring person. I still remember all the times that we spent at the farm riding the snowmobile and jumping on the hay stacks. Aunt Olive and the other great ladies in our family (Aunt Evelyn, Grandma Lola, Aunt Zelda, Aunt Naida) always seemed to be the cornerstone and steadying influence of our families, and kept us centered. While she is with our heavenly father her memories and her example will be with us for ever.
My Prayers are with you all.

Chris and Jennifer Flint
   ~ Chris & Jennifer Flint 412 NW 54th, Lawton, OK 73505 (9/25/2006)
Patterson Family,
I am sorry for you loss. I hope that you are all doing well in your time of sorrow. I lost both of my Grandmothers in the last year and it isn't easy. I read the obituary in the paper and I thought of our hunting trip to Wall. I remember the fresh bread and the apple pie that she made for us. I could almost taste them. Grandmothers have a special way of cooking that always makes it taste better. I also remember a time or two that Dwight and I "blew the cobs out" of that old huge car that she had in town. I am sure that it did it good.


Love the family that you have left and don't ever forget the family you've lost.

Chad Plambeck and the Plambeck Family
   ~ Chad Plambeck and Plambeck Family Rapid City, SD (9/25/2006)

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